Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-05-04

CALHOUN MONUMENT WHEN COMPLETED.
The par value of the securities held by the
Monument association on March H. 1861, was
S39,610 That was about one month before the
first gun of the great civil war was fired in
Charleston harbor, and then followed four years
OF internecine strife. The women of South Car
DINA did not forget the dead statesman but they
devoted their efforts to caring for the living SOL
diers. The money that had been raised for the
Calhoun monument was committed to the keep
ing of Mrs. NJ. Aramintha Snowden the treasurer
OF the association, who believed then. and still be-
lieves, as firmly in John c. Calhoun as she does in
any Of The saints in the church calendar She
converted the money into the best securities and
during the whole of the four years of desolating
war remained faithful to her trust. She lost her
own property, but she preserved the monument
fund. On the night of the burning of Columbia
by Sherman's soidiers-in which city she had
taken refuge-she stitched the Calhoun securities
in the folds of her dress and passed through the
fire and smoke of that dread ordeal with safety
The war was followed in South Carolina by the
era of reconstruction. During all this period the
Ladies' Calhoun Mo nument association preserved
its organization, and patiently waited for the day
when they could carry out the work which they
mad undertaken nearly geuer alton before
NO definite effort to consummate its object
was made, however, until 1876, when the associa
ton resolved to begin the work of building the
monument committee Of thirteen gentlemen
with Maj Henry E. Young, of Charleston, as
S.aii HAIL. was appointed 10 AID che association in
carrying out its plans. -Four years afterward in
June, 1850, after wide correspondence Mr. Albert
y. Harnisch, an American artist residing at
Rome was selected to design and build the mon
ument At that time the funds of the association
had accumulated until it amounted to 5419477
Inc contract with Mr.. Harnisch provided for
bronze statue OF Mr. Calhoun, to be erected upon
pedestal Of South Carolina granite and sur
rounded at the base with four ailegorical figures
Representing Truth, Justice, Constitution and His
tory. The price agreed upon for the construction
OF tine monument was $4,000
The statue of Mr.. Calhoun is bronze and was
cast cast at the San Michele foundry in Rome 1t was
finished and sent 10 the United States about six
months ago. Only one of the allegorical figures
has been finished and none of them have reached
. The design Of the statue is bold, and the exec,,
uon OF the work is conceded to be very fine Mr.
Sahoun IS represented in the attitude of address.
ing the United States senate and his uplifted arm
and extended finger are supposed to be empha-
sizing gesture The statue is fourteen feet high.
John c. Calhoun was born in what is known &c
the calhoun settlement, on Long Cane creek in
s a1oe Nnars county & March 49, l7sa nearly
ence. Mr.: Calhoun literally grew up with the
Ohion HIS mother was poor and when he was
young she was left widow. He gave early prom.
use OF great intellectual power and was prepared
ior college under the Instructions of DR. Wafidali
ne went 10 Yale college and was graduated from
that institution with distinction in 1904 After
graduation Mr.. Calhoun went to the law
school at Litchfeld Conn, and completed his
suu.ts IN the ofhce OF Chancellor DeSaussue at
ShaT esIon lie rapidly attained distinction at
the bar. He was elected to the state legislotnre
and served there until he was chosen To repre-.
se.t ms dlstrict in congress, in which BODY he
took his seat as represent alive in 1911 Throueh
out the war of 1872 Mr. Calhoun was recoyni1ad ne
'e pu IN 1911 ne was made secretary of war
III rresloent Monroe's cabinet In 1875 he was
animated by Pennsylvania as president m,,
Ntn,ireW IN favor OF Andrew Jackson. He was
eccteu vice president and filed that offica d,,rn
Adams administration. -Four wears nfierwa a,5
De was reelected vice president on the ticta1
~, yaesson- IL Will be remembered that ne and
ISSUES, and toward the close of his second tar,,
as wee president Mr. Calhoun acquired the titIa
OF the great nuliiher, having taken the ground in
the notification contest when bean a6nnt I'm
tune that the states were sovereign and thar the,
Ia nau ,he rleht TO annui law of congress enacted
NJ pam violation OF the Federal constitution
bf calhoun resisned the Office of vice nresiden,
ana s TOOK seat in the senate where he renamed
until lo3j, when he retired to private life
~ III lSii he was appointed secretary of state In
IIieslueut lylers cabinet. He was a memher ~ |
Int sae senate when he died. His last attempt to
L. an effort to reply to certain Statements of Mr.
-" eoster and Mr.. Cass, he became SO exhanstaj
h ;a ae naa 70 DE removed to his lodgings where
ne oieu on sunday morning, March 81, 1850
Mr.. Calhoun was buried in this CITY on an-, o.
lsoo; His grave in st. Philips chtircbyard va
marked by plain white marble sian who's |
rested near the ground upon low brick wall and |
prd vas engraved In raised letters the one
woru, Cainoun He needed no o.tner en;taph
taere could be only one Calhoun in a rent.,rv
Inc body of the distinguished dead remainad M
~ =. i'S uHTON resting place until duripo
the war. When the surrender Of Charies,on h s |
came imminent the sacred dust was quietly re-
moved one night and placed in Temporary fomh
under the door of st, Philips church Alter the
VA was over and the situation had Quoted down
. 10y was removed to the old grave, where it
South Carolina legislature Appropriated ca ~, s
!he erection Of handsome sarcophagus 10 taSe
lne place OF the old marble slab The sars.onha'
gus was erected in 1884, and the old Sian Will |
was then removed, was broken i'm Two he tha |
great earthquake in August last. ~ Tue